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Ad Hoc School Master Planning Committee – January 8, 2015 hearings for public comment before it votes on the recommendations of the AhSMPC. In March there will be Town Meeting where the financing of these projects will be discussed. And finally Ms. Crocker noted, that once occupancy has been completed, the online school capacity will require redistricting. Update and Cost Projections from SMMA on Phase III of the AhSMPC’s 11 Identified School Master Plan Elements Mr. Poinelli of Symmes, Maini and McKee Associates (SMMA) presented Grade Configuration Options, Population Growth Goals, Master Plan Component Options, Preferred Master Plan Components, Components by School, a Timeline, and information on Capacity versus Growth. In response to Mr. Kanter’s question about MSBA funding for the Hastings School, Dr. Ash, based on a conversation with one of the key administrators in MSBA, thinks that at some point this project will get funded, but the Town could get turned down again next year. General Discussion and Development of School Committee Recommendations Mr. Hurley explained that the real work for the group was to come to a consensus of which options when put together make the most sense. If the goal is to achieve the capacity that the Town needs as quickly as possible, Mr. Goddard presented A Closer Look at Option 8, which would be one approach to how the Town could achieve this. If you add these projects up, the Town would be looking at doing up to $8 million in design and construction documents at the upcoming Town Meeting and construction funding of approximately $72 million. Mr. Himmel commented that the master plan is a tool to make a decision, but there is an entire design sequence that follows this and cautioned the group that we need to get moving earlier than February. Mr. Pato reminded the group that the Board of Selectmen need to sign the Warrant at their January 26 meeting. The Selectmen would need the AhSMPC’s decision in advance of that meeting. The Selectmen are expecting to have the capital discussion at the Budget Summit on January 15, 2015. If we don’t have all the capital at that time, there could be an additional Summit Meeting on January 22, 2015. Mr. Kelley is in favor of a new Hastings School, with a capacity of approximately 650 students, and thinks that the Town should go ahead with the project without funds from the MSBA. Ms. Crocker made the suggestion to look at doing work on just 4 of the school buildings by doing Hastings, Harrington, Clarke, and Diamond. She also suggested that it might be more cost effective to have the Pre-K program at a new Hastings School instead of keeping it at Harrington. Dr. Ash agreed with Ms. Crocker but would add the Bridge and Bowman pre-fabricated classrooms. Mr. Oldenburg remarked that this is becoming Scheme 9. He agrees with doing